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09:00 Introduction, objectives and definitions
- Dysphagia
- Functional components of swallowing
i. Oral bolus control and transport
ii. Airway protection
iii. Pharyngeal transport and clearance
- Consequences of swallowing impairment.
09:30 Introduction to Case Scenarios for the Workshop
- Clinical signs and symptoms
- Tools and protocols for clinical/bedside swallowing assessment
- Customizing clinical/bedside swallowing assessment
10:30 Morning break
10:45 What Comes after the Clinical/Bedside Swallowing Assessment?
- Management based on clinical assessment
- Evidence for compensatory interventions
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Planning Videofluoroscopy
- Standardization as a goal
- Technical considerations
- Protocol considerations
14:00 Rating Videofluoroscopy
- Initial review of videofluoroscopy recordings for case scenarios
14:30 Afternoon break
14:45 Expectations of Swallowing Physiology
- Literature review on physiological signs associated with aspiration
- Literature review of physiological signs associated with inefficiency
- Discussion of physiological versus functional measures
16:00 Questions & Answers
16:30 Adjourn for the day
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09:00 Rating Videofluoroscopy (continued)
- Training your eyes to a standard
- Review of healthy examples of 5 cc thin liquid swallows
09:30 Detailed Analysis of Swallowing Physiology
Participants will review examples of different degrees of impairment and complete a worksheet guiding them through comprehensive analysis of cases.
- Event sequencing
- Timing and durational measures
10:30 Detailed Analysis of Swallowing Physiology (continued)
- Structural measures (hyoid and laryngeal displacement, pharyngeal shortening and constriction, UES opening)
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Synthesizing Measures of Swallowing Physiology to Understand Function
i. Oral bolus control and transport
ii. Airway protection
iii. Pharyngeal transport and clearance
14:00 Treatment Planning from Videofluoroscopy
- Evidence for rehabilitative interventions targeting bolus control
14:30 Afternoon break
14:45 Treatment Planning from Videofluoroscopy (continued)
- Evidence for rehabilitative interventions targeting airway protection
- Evidence for rehabilitative interventions targeting pharyngeal transport and clearance
16:00 Questions & Answers
16:30 Wrap-up
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